When he threw pitches to Josh Hamilton in the first inning,Peralta heard the umpire calling them - from over his leftshoulder.

In a throwback to Little League days, Tim McClelland did someplate umpiring from behind the mound Tuesday after another umpwas injured in the Brewers' 6-1 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

"When he called `ball' behind me, I just looked behind me,"Peralta said.

In a game where Angels first baseman Albert Pujols played thefield for the first time since offseason surgery on his rightknee, the big slugger set off an unusual chain of events. Withtwo outs in the top of the first, he was hit by a pitch fromPeralta. The ball deflected and broke plate umpire SethBuckminster's left hand.

Buckminster left the game along with umpire Anthony Johnson, whochanged into home-plate gear. After a few minutes, withMcClelland and Jim Joyce left as the only two umpires left onthe field, play resumed for four batters with McClelland callingpitches from behind the mound.

"Just keep it moving," McClelland said. "We didn't want peopleto sit. Both managers agreed to it, and I knew it wasn't goingto be long. This way we didn't have to sit and could keep thegame going."

Hamilton grounded to end the top of the first. Norichika Aokisingled to start the bottom half and Rickie Weeks homered deepto left.

Ryan Braun was two pitches into his at-bat when Johnson emergedfrom the right-field corner to applause from the 5,566 atMaryvale Baseball Stadium.

"It's still baseball," Weeks said. "Guys still have to go outthere and play hard. It's just unfortunate for the umpire whowas out there. Only in spring training."

It was the second day in a row the Brewers watched the plateumpire leave the game early. On Monday, Cleveland's MarkReynolds hit Patrick Mahoney on the head with the follow throughof his swing, causing a 12-minute delay.

"That's what we tried to get them to do the other day and theywouldn't do it," Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said of thetwo-man crew. "McClelland isn't worried about it, he just wantsto keep the game moving. You get a great view from back there.You really do. It's almost better than behind the plate."

Pujols flied out and popped out in six innings.

"I'm too young to DH," Pujols said with a laugh. "I could haveplayed nine innings, right now but playing nine innings now isbeing selfish."

Pujols has thrived in the DH role this spring to the tune of a.350 average (7 for 20) with two home runs and five RBIs.

"It's different," Pujols said. "I've taught my body to be on thefield all the time and when you have to teach your bodysomething different it's tough."

Rickie Weeks, Aramis Ramirez and Sean Halton homered for theBrewers.

Peralta scattered six hits over six innings and allowed one run.Angels starter Jason Vargas gave up five runs and eight hits in5 1-3 innings.

NOTES: McClelland said a few years ago he briefly umpired solowhen the plate umpire in a three-man crew was injured. . Duringthe game, Milwaukee announced C Robinzon Diaz had been returnedto minor league camp. . Brewers RHP Mark Rogers threw a livebullpen session. He has not pitched in a game since March 12 ashe deals with problems with his command and velocity thatderailed his quest for a spot in Milwaukee's rotation. . Angelsmanager Mike Scioscia said he expects RHP Ryan Madson to getback on the mound within the next couple of days. Madson, whomissed all of last season following Tommy John surgery on April11, hasn't thrown off a mound since Thursday because oftightness in his right elbow.

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